Revolving pillar shell



June 3, 1952 l. GREEN REVOLVING PILLAR SHELLS Filed July 25, 1948Patented June 3, 1.952

UNIT en STATES PATENT ortica REVOLVING PILLAR. SHE-LLA Irving lGreen,New York', N`. Y.

ApplicationJuly 23, 1948; SerialN0.--40,354;

1. Claim.

This@ invention relates to; af display: stand for articles off.merchandise,V such; for instance,. as jewelry Yorany` other arti-clesand, specifically to a revolvingv pillar shell; Show windows, displayspaces, and thev like' frequently, have` structural elements4 sucht asvertical.4 pillars, posts, or'the like extended.'y therethrough, whichlcannot be Aremovedv without expensive.. structural alterations, andV-which are unsightly` and are inzthe way of the Vdecorator of a window,display'space, or the like.

Therefore, one object of the present invention is the provision of adevice ofthe character descri-bedLwhich will, not onlyk `conceal suchstructural elements, but also will make it possible to utilize the-spacearoundapillar orthe like in a highly attractive manner for display andadvertisingpurposes.

It is a further obj ect to provide a displaystand which may beconstantly inA motion thereby to attract the attention ofan-observer,and fork this purpose, I mount the display stand for rotation about apillar, post or theflike.

It is afu'rtherobject to provide a display stand ofthe character setforth, whichisof simple Iconstruction-and which-can bereadily assembledand ycollapsed to facilitate its installation and removal.

With` the foregoing and'other objects in view which will'appear as thedescription proceeds, the invention consists of certain novel details ofconstruction and `combinations of parts hereinafter more fully describedand pointed out in the claim, it being understood that changes may bemade in the construction and arrangement of parts without departing fromthe spirit of the invention as claimed.

In the accompanying drawings the preferred forms of the invention havebeen shown.

In said drawings:

Figure 1 is a top plan view of a preferred embodiment of my invention;

Fig. 2 is a sectional -view on the line 2-2 of Fig. 1; and

Fig. 3 is an enlarged fractional cross-sectional view on the line 3'-3of Fig. 2.

Similar reference characters refer to similar parts throughout theseveral views.

In the drawing the numeral I denotes a pillar or any other verticalstationary object which is indicated in dash-and-dotted lines in Figs. 2and 3, and around which is mounted by new and improved display device. Iprefer to call the latter a revolving pillar shell. It comprises alcylindrical jacket consisting of shells 2, which are 2,. shaped4 assectors of a circle incrossh-section, orr which arefsemi--circularincross-section,y as -in the instance show-n; The outer side-ofeachshell-,2 isl polygonalas shown; or round, or of any other suitable shapeor design, andisof anattractive appearance; or mirroredor glazed, orthe= like. The shells 2-arefof such a length that theycover entirelythat portionof .apillar I- whichfnorrnally isvisible-throughashowwindow.- or the like. I prefer to-provide-theshellsl withaplurality of boresl 3 for inserting there-nhook-s-'lt (Fig. 2) or anyother suitable meansfor fasteningfthereon articles which arert'obedis-played.

The shells' 2 are secured-to I framewheel'- members `5, 'by means ofscrews 6 (Fig; 2) on by any other suitable means. EachY of.ther,members5 consists of atleast two sectorsso-thatrtheycan beplaced'aroundrthepillar I;

Thesectors of the members 5farejoinedat36 by'm'eans of screws ortheflike extendedthrough overlappingl reduced: extremitiesv of:`themembers 5'. Verticalbolts Tand Infare-ex-tendedthrough perforations4in the' members' 5 andi areV screwed into ring: members' -83 eachofwhich. consists of atleast two sectors', soy that they; can: be placedaround the pillar' l. The sectors of` the'` ring members 8, similar. tothe' membersA 5;..are:.joined to one another at 8i byI means offscrewsior the like extended throughv overlapping reduced: extremi-f tiesof themembers .82. The-bolts l'marefextended also through perforations inv alsectional; pulley II (Fig. 2), and horizontal anti-friction meansprovided on the bolts 'I and I0 are interposed between the members 5 and8 or the pulley II respectively. I prefer to carry out this feature ofmy invention in the manner shown in the drawing, `where it will be seenthat the bolts 1 and l0 extend through sleeves I2 which keep the parts 5and `8, and 5 and II respectively, in spaced relation to one another;and rollers I4 are rotatable on the sleeves l2 between washers I5. Therollers I4 may be provided with bearing bushings, or if the device is ofa very large size with ball bearings or roller bearings or the like. Therollers I4 may roll `directly upon the post or pillar I, but I prefer toprovide the post or pillar I with sleeve members I6 having smoothcircular outer surfaces. At least beneath the lower member y8.preferably also above the -upper member 8 as shown, there are arrangedrollers' I1 on horizontal axes I8 in bearings I9, which may be ballbearings or the like, and which are secured to plates 20 provided withcentral bores 2| of substantially the same diameter as said ring membersand being divided aloner a horizontal center line 22.

The sections of each plate 20 have reduced extremities which areoverlapped and joined to one another by means of screws 23 or the likeafter the plates 20 have been placed around the post I. While there areshown in the present instance four rollers I'I at each end portion ofthe shells 2, it will 'be obvious that more or fewer rollers l'I can beprovided for according to the size and Weight of the device. Also thetype of bearings I9 and the construction of the rollers I'I will be madein accordance with the dimensions and the weight of the device.

A belt 24 connects the pulley I I to another pulley 25 which is drivenby a motor (not shown) or the like. Instead of the belt 24 and thepulleys I I and 25 there can be used gears, worm gears, sprocket wheelsand a chain, or any other driving means, and casters or any otheranti-friction means can be substituted for the rollers I1.

Since certain changes may be made in the above article and differentembodiments of the invention could be made without departing from thescope thereof, it is intended that all matter contained in the abovedescription or shown in the accompanying drawing shall be interpreted asillustrative and not in a limiting sense.

It is also to be understood that the following claims are intended tocover all of the generic and specific features of the invention hereindescribed, and all statements of the scope of the invention which as amatter of language might be said to fall therebetween.

Having thus fully described my said invention, what I claim as new anddesire to secure by Letters Patent is:

A device of the character described comprising an upright cylindricaljacket consisting of shells which are semi-circular in cross-section, apair of horizontal wheel members each of which consists of twosemi-circular sections provided with a plurality of vertical aperturesand one of said wheel members being lsecured to the inner side of theupper end of said jacket while the other is secured to the inner side ofthe lower end of said jacket, vertical bolts being extended through saidapertures in said wheel members beyond the upper side of the wheelmember which is at the upper end of said jacket as well as beyond thelower side of the wheel member which is at the lower side of saidjacket, bushings partially encompassing those portion of said boltswhich extend be- 4 e yond said wheel members, a sectional horizontalpulley having perforations which register with the apertures in saidWheel members being adjacent the bushings at the lower end of saidjacket and having the bolts at the lower end of saidjacket extendedthrough said perforations, a pair of sectional horizontal ring membershaving vertical threaded holes which register with the apertures in saidwheel members and into the holes oi one of said ring members there beingscrewed the ends of the bolts at the upper end of said jacket while theother ring member is adjacent the lower side of said horizontal pulleyand having screwed into its holes the bolts at the lower end of saidjacket, horizontal rollers being rotatable on said bolts between saidwheel members and said ring members and being so located that theyprotrude into the space encompassed by said ring members, sleeve membershaving swooth circular cuter surfaces being provided Aadjacent saidhorizontal rollers on a stationary object which extends through saidjacket as well as through said wheel and ring members, vertical rollersrevolving around horizontal axes being arranged adjacent said ringmembers for rotatably supporting the latter and said jacket, and plateson which said vertical rollers are rotatably mounted being provided withbores of the same diameter as said ring members and being divided alonga horizontal center line.

IRVING GREEN.

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